by Bruce Turkel | Oct 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’m sitting here in the mezzanine level of the Grand Ballroom in Collingswood, New Jersey, waiting for my turn to get up in front of the crowd and talk about Building Brand Value. It’s interesting to be in the balcony of this restored Scottish Rite temple...
by Bruce Turkel | Oct 6, 2010 | Branding, Marketing & Advertising
Do you know how to read musical notation? If you do, you know that when you’re reading music you’re actually reading at least two things simultaneously. Written music tells you what note to play and when to play it. Written language, on the other hand,...
by Bruce Turkel | Sep 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
Back in March I wrote about how Toyota did irreparable harm to their brand because they violated the pact they made with their consumer by not delivering on their core competency – durability. If Hyundai and Kia cars are cheaper, we don’t mind. If a Toyota is...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
Here’s a problem I have that drives me crazy. Maybe you have it too. Better yet, maybe you had it, solved it and can tell me what worked for you. What do you do when you’ve finished your to dos? That is, what do you do when all your phone messages are...
by Bruce Turkel | Jun 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
It’s been almost five weeks since the Deepwater Horizon disaster and barrels of oil continue to pour out of a broken pipe 5,000 feet below the ocean’s surface. “Green” BP is trying to stave off a PR disaster, red-faced politicians are playing to the...